It was 11 years ago that the RSPB started looking for suitable sites for our first flagship rainforest project. We finally settled on a site in Indonesia, which is now known as Harapan Rainforest. Harapan means hope in Indonesian and the project really has been a beacon on hope in many ways. The project has protected an area of tropical rainforest two thirds the size of Greater London, helping protect the homes of some amazing species including the Sumatran tiger, the rhinocerous hornbill and the Malayan sun bear. It’s helping to preserve the way of life of the indigenous Bathin Sembilan people and encourage them to be enthusiastic caretakers of the forest themselves. And last, but by no means least, it’s paved the way for similar projects to be set up around Sumatra. Thanks to the pioneering work of our partners, Burung Indonesia, the Indonesian Government changed the law and now production forests can be managed for conservation and restoration instead of logging.